The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-15

pointed out. the Emerson supplementary boiler
is not intended to be lighted while the train Is in
motion, but only when an accident destroys the
connection of the cars with the engine boiler.
But suppose that when the four cars went over
the White river bridge they had been heated by
steam, with the supplementary boiler under
each ear in full blast, what would have hap
penedf The passengers would have been inside,
and four small fires in furnaces foot square
would have been outside the wrecked cars.
When Engineer Pierce came along with his
shovel, instead of breaking in windows aud
shoveiing snow upon the backs of burning men
he would have shoyeled snow upon the four
fires until they were extnguished and
then have rescued passengers at leisure. What
would the result have been2 Frank l.. Wesson
was the only person known to have been killed
by the shock. Most of the other thirty-ive or
thirty six victims would be alive to-day" Some
OF our best mechanics seem confident that heat
ing cars by steam is practicable. Whether the
mode adopted by the above road is the best
device Is still open to doubt, but it may
open the way to something better. TIE tone
OF the press is the same everywhere Stoves
are denounced as clumsy and dangerous, and
the railroads are exhorted to abandon their
further use and to substitute steam or
hotaar pipes as means of warming cars
lneFo Is, or course vast amount Oh
eloquent scolding done, and not few temper
ance lectures read, all Of which is very we'll In
it's way, but here and there find helpful sug-
gestions as well, some of which are worthy OF
mention.
miscellaneous Notes.
The Cairo. Vincennes g. Chicago road earned
in the first week of February $l2,06l; increase
over the earnings Of the corresponding week IN
1886. 81, 4l8.
operated road, Atchison's gross earnings for Jan
uary, 1887, complete, stated at 1892 QUO above
those of January, 1856.
A committee of seven has been appointed to
arrange plans for q harmonious readjustment OF
the Central Iowa Railroad Companys debts and
reorganization Of the company.
1t is stated that the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad Company will, after paying
per cent On the preferred and per cent on the
common stock, have over one million dollars
surplus.
Reports Of almost daily recurrence have added
to the mileage of the Burlington q Northern
until, with Its projected lines, it would bid fail
to outgrow its parent in the near future-the c.,
B. & @.
AS It costs only $3.50 to secure q charter for {
railroad not over $50, 600 miles long in Kansas
one has been obtained there for the Holton
Council Grove q Southwestern Railway Com
pany, the principal Office to be at Foton, Kan
The capital stock is 81, 100000. The estimated
| length of the line Is 200 miles.
The Central Mexico Railroad COMPANY hal
been incorporated under the laws of the State o
| Colorado by the Mexican people. The new
company VIII Oull0 the Oua0aId1ara ana lam
! pico branches under the recent act Of the Con
| gress of Mexico, and lease the same to the Mexi
| can Central until paid for.
| The transcontnental railroads carry tourist
| to California and return at the average rate 0
| rather less than one cent per mile. An equal
| low rate to Florida would pay the railroads
| great deal better than their present high rate
If not for the regular tickets. then for great poI
/ ular excursions on fixed dates.
/ The Santa Fe company has purchased the oil
Golden & South Platte line. and will construc
a road of their own from Pueblo to Denve,
They have already made survey of twent
miles of the distance from Pueblo, and With
| the last few days o separate corps has bee
started down the Platte valley. The Golden
South Platte road connects with tho Rio Grand
at Acequia and.extends to Golden, with feeder
to Littlejohn and Denver.
The work on the branches of the Chicag,
Kansas & Western railroad-the Atchison sy
tents progressing rapidly in all parts of th
State. The Great Bend extension, which
already being operated to Ness City. has bee
contracted for to the west line of Scott count.
| Kansas, only sixty miles from the State lin
/ The Rock Island and Union Pacific roads al
equally active, and the railroad construction
Kansas this year viii surpass the record of lS8